Sunday, June 21, 2020

"Equinor testing new LNG-powered shuttle tankers"

This is a couple weeks old (June 9) but it contains one of the driest deliveries of a line I've seen in a while.
From Offshore Energy:

Norwegian energy giant Equinor is testing two newbuild liquefied natural gas-powered shuttle tankers it chartered for operations in the North Sea.
The first tanker Eagle Blane is owned by Malaysian shipowner AET, while the second vessel Rainbow Spirit belongs to Teekay’s Altera.

Eagle Blane recently conducted its first LNG bunkering in the port of Rotterdam prior to heading to Amoyfjorden near Stavanger.

Besides LNG, these two vessels also have an oil vapor recovery plant to enable them to collect and use liquefied volatile organic compounds, LVOCs, from the cargo as fuel.

Equinor is now testing both of the vessels near Stavanger to check whether all systems are functioning properly.
“For when placing large heavy vessels adjacent to giant oil platforms, it’s best to be absolutely sure that, among other things, positioning systems are working properly”, the Norwegian company said....
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Ummm. yes. Don't be crashing the big boat into the artificial island.
Plus if they can use some of that sub-$2.00 natural gas, all the better.